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Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.
Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.
Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall read more
Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. [Matthew].
Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful read more
Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, "Joy is not in things, it is in us.".
True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell read more
True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him. -.
Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.
Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent
of all the other virtues.
[Lat., read more
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent
of all the other virtues.
[Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam
mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one read more
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
